An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth EditionFerguson, Adam
Philosophy
An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition
Ferguson, Adam
Civil society -- History; Civilization -- History
Chap. I. Of the Beauty which the appearance of Utility bestows upon all the
productions of Art, and of the extensive influence of this species of
Beauty.
Chap. II. Of the Beauty which the appearance of Utility bestows upon the
characters and actions of men; and how far the perception of this beauty
may be regarded as one of the original principles of approbation.
PART V. _Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion upon the Sentiments of
Moral Approbation and Disapprobation._
Chap. I. Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion upon our notions of Beauty
and Deformity.
Chap. II. Of the Influence of Custom and Fashion upon Moral Sentiments.
PART VI. _Of the Character of Virtue._
Introduction. Section I. _Of the Character of the Individual, so far as
it affects his own Happiness; or of Prudence_.
Section II. _Of the Character of the Individual, so far as it can affect
the happiness of other People_.
Introduction.
Chap. I. Of the order in which Individuals are recommended by nature to our
care and attention.
Chap. II. Of the order in which Societies are by nature recommended to our
beneficence.
Chap. III. Of Universal Benevolence.
Section III. _Of Self-Command_.
Conclusion of the Sixth Part.
PART VII.
_Of Systems of Moral Philosophy_.
Section I. _Of the questions which ought to be examined in a Theory of
Moral Sentiments_.
Section II. _Of the different Accounts which have been given of the
nature of Virtue_.
Introduction.
Chap. I. Of those systems which make Virtue consist in propriety.
Chap. II. Of those systems which make Virtue consist in prudence.
Chap. III. Of those systems which make Virtue consist in benevolence.
Chap. IV. Of licentious Systems.
Section III. _Of the different Systems which have been formed concerning
the Principle of Approbation_.
Introduction.
Chap. I. Of those systems which deduce the principle of Approbation from
Self-love.
Chap. II. Of those systems which make Reason the principle of Approbation.
Chap. III. Of those systems which make Sentiment the principle of
Approbation.
Section IV. _Of the manner in which different Authors have treated of the
Practical Rules of Morality_.
_Considerations concerning the first Formation of Languages, &c._
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